relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
with a fixed time; with a deadline
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
limited time; limited-time offer
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to be able to manage somehow or other
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
good news; happy news; glad tidings
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully